Central Maryland Regional Veterans Treatment Court
A voluntary District Court treatment program for a veteran charged with a misdemeanor or a concurrent-jurisdiction felony in Baltimore City or Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, or…
VetTOC · Veteran benefits reference
Howard County, Maryland
Free help with a VA claim
- Maryland Veterans Benefits Specialists. Free, accredited help from the Department of Veterans and Military Families for a veteran, dependent, or survivor filing a federal or state claim. Offices are statewide, including several inside MVA branches. veterans.maryland.gov/benefits-services/how-apply-benefits
Find a VA-accredited representative: www.va.gov/get-help-from-accredited-representative/find-rep
Howard County benefits
Howard County Disabled Service Member Property Tax Credit
A credit of 20% of the county property tax on up to $650,000 of assessed value, for up to ten years, for an active-duty, retired, or honorably discharged service member rated 75%…
Gate: 75% to 99% service-connected
Howard County Government Disabled Veteran Hiring Preference
A preference on county eligibility lists for a veteran with a compensable VA rating of 30% or more, ranked above the preference for other applicants with disabilities.
Gate: At least 30% service-connected
Howard County Office of Veterans and Military Families
A county office in the Department of Community Resources and Services that helps veterans and military families find local, state, and federal services, from housing and…
www.howardcountymd.gov/community-resources-services/veterans-military-families
Howard County Retired Service Member Property Tax Credit
A credit of 20% of the county property tax on up to $650,000 of assessed value, for up to ten years, on the home of a retired service member who is 65 or older, or the…
Howard County Water and Sewer Ad Valorem Charge Exemption
An owner in the Howard County Metropolitan District whom VA has rated permanently 100% service-connected is exempt from the water and sewer ad valorem charge, and so is the…
Gate: Permanent 100% service-connected; Permanent
Maryland benefits that apply here
Charlotte Hall Veterans Home
Maryland state veterans home at Charlotte Hall, with skilled nursing and assisted living, for an honorably discharged Maryland veteran who is 62 or older, or disabled as…
Gate: Nursing-care payment at 70%
veterans.maryland.gov/benefits-services/healthcare/charlotte-hall-veterans-home
Maryland Complimentary Lifetime Hunting and Fishing Licenses
Free lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for a Maryland resident who is a 100% service-connected disabled veteran, a veteran VA finds unemployable, or a former prisoner of war.
Gate: 100% service-connected; Unemployable
Maryland Disabled Veteran Dwelling Tax Exemption
Full exemption from state, county, and municipal property tax on the principal residence of a veteran VA has rated 100% service-connected, permanent, and total, or permanently…
Gate: 100% permanent and total; Permanent and total on the 100% path; Permanently unemployable; Permanent on the unemployability path
dat.maryland.gov/realproperty/Pages/Property-Tax-Exemptions.aspx
Maryland Disabled Veteran License Plates
Free disabled-veteran plates from a 50% service-connected rating or an unemployability rating of 50% to 99%. At 100%, registration is free and permanent.
Gate: At least 50% service-connected; Unemployability rating
mva.maryland.gov/your-mva-guide/military-service-members/license-plates
Maryland Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship
Tuition and mandatory fees at a Maryland college for a veteran rated at least 25% service-connected who has used up federal education benefits, and for a child or unremarried…
Gate: At least 25% for the veteran applicant
mhec.maryland.gov/preparing/Pages/FinancialAid/ProgramDescriptions/prog_conroy.aspx
Maryland Military Retirement Income Subtraction
A subtraction of military retirement income from Maryland taxable income. The cap is $20,000 at age 55 or older, and $12,500 under age 55.
Maryland Property Tax Exemption for Veterans Organizations
Property owned by a national veterans organization, or by one of its state departments, chapters or posts, is exempt from property tax when it is needed for and used only for the…
mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtp§ion=7-234&enactments=true
Maryland Purple Heart Hunting and Fishing Discount
Half price on Maryland hunting and fishing licenses and the associated stamps for a Maryland veteran who received a Purple Heart. The medal alone is not the proof.
Maryland State Hiring Credit for Veterans
Ten points on a state selection test for an honorably discharged veteran. Two more points for a former prisoner of war.
Gate: Noncompetitive appointment at 30%
dbm.maryland.gov/jobseekers/Pages/DetermineEligibilityVeteransCredit.aspx
Maryland State Park Day-Use Waiver
Day-use entrance fees are waived for a veteran of the uniformed services at a Maryland state park, resident or not.
Maryland Veterans Cemeteries
Burial at one of five state veterans cemeteries. Eligibility follows National Cemetery Administration rules.
veterans.maryland.gov/benefits-services/burial/eligibility-and-requirements
79 federal benefits apply here as well and are left off this page; the place page lists them.